Preservation in the News - October 29, 2009

Building Conservation Is Climate Conservation
10/29/09
Outlet: Traditional Building Magazine Blog

From October 27 - Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been quoted citing a recent report which says that by 2030 nearly one-third of the country's buildings would need replacing simply because they were never b...

Marble block from Colorado on standby for Tomb of the Unknowns
Lofholm, Nancy 10/29/09
Outlet: Denver Post, The

"If it can no longer be repaired, wonderful. We'll be ready for whatever," said Robert Nieweg, director of the southern field office for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Preservation experts armed with high-tech grout will get to...

Alexandria's Woodlawn Plantation offers ghost tours
MacDonald, Gregg 10/29/09
Outlet: Washington Post

Instead of the usual staged fright fest common this type of year, Woodlawn is said to be the real deal, with generations of unexplained reports of ghosts and paranormal activity. The plantation is conducting haunted history tours of the estate's hous...

In Chicago, Walter Gropius' Work is Fair Game
10/29/09
Outlet: Ecology of Absence

To date, his work has resulted in the sounding of every major Chicago voice on architecture, from the Tribune editorial board to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Midwest Office, in support of preservation. Just this week a letter with i...

Mead Building To Be Open For Public Viewing Sunday
Johnson, Nathan 10/29/09
Outlet: Yankton Press & Dakotan

Adding weight to that belief was the April announcement that the National Trust for Historic Preservation had listed the Mead Building and much of the rest of the historic campus of the South Dakota Human Services Center on its 2009 list of the 11 mo...

Edgewater revisions may be too little, too late
Rath, Jay 10/29/09
Outlet: Isthmus Daily Page

From October 28 - Despite the changes, which Dunn says have cost him in excess of $100,000, it's likely that the National Trust for Historic Preservation will not withdraw its opposition, nor will the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation or nearby...

Ski jump on list of threatened landmarks
Haas, Harrison 10/28/09
Outlet: Citizen, The

Jennifer Goodman, executive director of the Preservation Alliance, noted that New Hampshire's Seven to Save program, begun in 2006, was patterned after the National Trust for Historic Preservation's model. The 70-meter ski jump at Gunstock Ski Are...

Talk of demolishing Pasadena's White Adobe is off the table - at least for now
Williams, Janette 10/28/09
Outlet: Pasadena Star-News

When that possibility was raised, however, support for the adobe came from such groups as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the California Preservation Foundation, the California Office of Historic Preservation, Pasadena Heritage and the...

Los Altos volunteers transform Filoli for Holiday Traditions event
Snow, Dave 10/27/09
Outlet: Los Altos Town Crier

From October 28 - Filoli, the National Trust for Historic Preservation estate on 654 acres in Woodside, is open to the public for tours, self-guided visits, classes and cultural events. The property is lovingly managed and maintained by 1,200 passion...

Strength in Numbers
10/27/09
Outlet: St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles

From October 28 - Solution: HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse and Monica Pedersen brought their home design expertise to St. Louis in June, partnering with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Rebuilding Togeth...